‘India’s Most Wanted’ Host Sentenced to Life for Murder of Wife

Former TV producer Suhaib Ilyasi on Wednesday, 20 December, was awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court for the murder of his wife, Anju. The court had ruled out the demand for death sentence to Ilyasi, on account of the fact that this case didn’t fall under the ‘rarest of rare’ category.

Ilyasi used to host the popular TV series ‘India’s Most Wanted.’

Ilyasi was arrested back in 2000 when he was found guilty of having murdered his wife, Anju, and additional charges were later imposed on him based on his mother-in-law and sister-in-law’s allegations that he tortured his wife for dowry.

Additional Sessions Judge SK Malhotra imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Ilyasi, who was convicted on December 16 for stabbing to death his wife.

The court also directed that Rs 10 lakh would be paid as compensation to parents of Anju, which would be borne by Ilyasi.

Ilyasi, who was brought from Tihar jail, shouted that he was innocent and the award of life sentence was “injustice.”